In Slavic mythology, Belabog (alternately Bialbog, Byelobog, Bielobog, Belun, Bylun) (bel-oh-bog | byal-bog | bel-oon, from Slavic bel, byal (white or light) and bog (god), literally meaning White God) is a solar deity in the Slavic pantheon. Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin. ... The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) comprise the languages of the Slavic peoples. ... The Trundholm sun chariot pulled by a horse is believed to be a sculpture illustrating an important part of Nordic Bronze Age mythology. ... Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ...

Belobog is one of the archaic gods. He is master of light, source of good, happiness and luck, and is the absolute antagonist of darkness, evil, and of all negative emotions and activities. Probably Belobog was at first the god of highest priority, associated to ancient Slavic cosmogony, as one of the universal demiurges. With the later development of pagan beliefs he gradually lost his importance, although people's respect towards him never died out. In the advanced Slavic cult, Belobog is god of the waxing year, one of the solar god Dajbog's companions, personifying sunshine, warmth and life in general. Peasants believed that Belobog secretly keeps an eye on their wheat and if they praised him, he even helped them in farming, especially in harvest-time. They imagined him as a long-bearded old man, carrying a staff and dressed in white robes, which was the traditional Slavic costume. A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Also Dajbog, Dabog, Dazhbog, Dazsbog, Cyrillic Дажбог; from dazh, the Slavic epithet for Sun (The Giver) and bog (god). ... A man with a full beard A beard is the hair that grows on a mans chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip (the opposite is a clean-shaven face). ... You may be looking for information on: Look up staff on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Belobog was said to fight his evil brother Chernobog ("Black God") twice a year for control of that year, with Belobog gaining control of the waxing half of the year and Chernobog control of the waning half. The Black God is the god of night and darkness in Slavic mythology, and the waning year in opposition to Belobog, the White God of the waxing year. ...

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• A sum of the legend of Belobog and Crnobog